Kraków is a leading centre of Polish academic, cultural and artistic life, and is one of Poland’s most important economic place. Kraków airport (John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice) is 11 km (7 mi) west of the city. Direct trains cover the route between Kraków Glówny train station and the […]
Central Europe
Many global companies, including IBM, Dell, Lenovo, AT&T, SAP, Accenture, have built outsourcing and service centres in Bratislava, taking advantage of proximity to Western Europe, skilled labour force and high density of universities. Volkswagen has a factory in Bratislava: the VW Touareg, the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 are partially […]
Hannover, capital of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), is known for hosting annual commercial expositions such as the Hannover Fair and the CeBIT. Every year Hannover hosts the Schützenfest Hannover, the world’s largest marksmen’s Fun Fair, and the Oktoberfest Hannover, which is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world. The Hannover fairground […]
A top-ranked town for the quality of its life, famous for its cafés and pastries, Vienna is host to many major international organizations such as the United Nations and OPEC. Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) is located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of central Vienna. The Vienna S-Bahn S7 (from […]